1990Final results
1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 39
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
James Metzen (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Lori Erickson (R) by 17.1 points.
James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%16,691
Lori EricksonRepublican
41.4%11,812
28,503 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET